Using Food as Medicine

Evidence that “food as medicine” and personalized nutrition coaching changes unhealthy eating habits and improves health–without drugs

When Stefany Shaheen struggled to manage her daughter’s Type 1 diabetes, she partnered with George Bennett, who had already transformed healthcare as CEO of Health Dialog. Together, they created the Good Measures Index to provide objective guidance on the health impacts of nutrition.

Backed by Spencer Trask & Co., they launched the first platform combining personalized nutrition, clinical coaching, and an evidence-based approach. Early clients include Verily (Google’s healthcare initiative), Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts University.

A major Tufts study demonstrated that a “Food is Medicine” program conducted nationwide could prevent 1.6 million hospitalizations annually and save billions in healthcare costs. As a behavior modification alternative to Ozempic, Good Measures offers a rare solution that is both cost-effective and cost-saving.

To deliver such benefits nationwide, NationsBenefits, which delivers 25 million meals annually to over 100 health plans, acquired Good Measures.

This formed the first nationally scaled system for evidence-based nutrition, AI-assisted coaching, and meal delivery to directly address the obesity crisis, reduce medical costs, and eliminate preventable deaths.